• New Jersey Seizes Affordable Housing Funds from Municipalities
• Source: Philadelphia Inquirer   |   New Jersey   |   May 6, 2013
• Amid objections from municipal officials and housing activists, the Christie administration has begun the process of seizing $150 million or more in subsidized housing money from municipalities around the state and is keeping a tight lid on its policy objectives.

• West Virginia to Expand Medicaid
• Source: Charleston Daily Mail   |   West Virginia   |   May 6, 2013
• Tens of thousands of West Virginians will soon be eligible for Medicaid coverage after Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced the state would expand its program under the federal health care overhaul.

• Immigrants Are Transforming Port Chester, New York
• Source: New York Times   |   Port Chester, N.Y.   |   May 6, 2013
• Port Chester, N.Y., presents a microcosm of the costs and benefits that immigration reform could offer.

• U.S. AG Holder, Gov. Brownback Spar over Kansas' New Gun Law
• Source: AP/Wichita Eagle   |   Kansas   |   May 3, 2013
• U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has told Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback that a new state law attempting to block federal regulation of some guns is unconstitutional and that the federal government is willing to go to court over the issue.
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• D.C. Mayor Gray Proposes Giving Driver's Licenses to Immigrants
• Source: Washington Post   |   District of Columbia   |   May 3, 2013
• Mayor Vincent C. Gray unveiled his proposal to allow illegal immigrants to apply for District driver’s licenses.

• Rhode Island Becomes 10th State to Legalize Gay Marriage
• Source: Providence Journal   |   Rhode Island   |   May 3, 2013
• The bills allow same-sex weddings and also allow couples who joined in civil unions to change their status to married.

• Detroit Schools Emergency Manager to Step Down
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Detroit   |   May 2, 2013
• After two years as the emergency manager for Detroit Public Schools, state-appointee Roy Roberts will retire in the next two weeks from his job at the helm of the state's largest school district.

• Minnesota House Abandons Vote on Gun Legislation
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Minnesota   |   May 2, 2013
• With a deeply divided Democratic caucus and no sign of compromise in sight, Minnesota House Speaker Paul Thissen announced there would be no floor vote on gun control legislation this year.
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• Florida Gov. Scott Signs Ethics Bill to Crack Down on Legislators' Lobbying
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   May 2, 2013
• Florida Gov. Rick Scott vetoed an emotionally charged bill that would have ended permanent alimony in divorce cases, but signed into law ethics and campaign finance measures that were important to legislative leaders.

• Oregon Governor Signs Bill Giving Driver Cards to Undocumented Immigrants
• Source: Oregonian   |   Oregon   |   May 2, 2013
• Hours after the bill was signed, leaders of Oregonians for Immigration Reform said they plan to file paperwork to place a referendum challenging the law on the November 2014 ballot.

• Minnesota Gov. Dayton Lobbies for Gay Marriage
• Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune   |   Minnesota   |   May 2, 2013
• Gov. Mark Dayton is intensifying pressure on legislators to legalize same-sex marriage this year.

• Gov. Corbett's Drug-Test Remark Raises Complex Issues
• Source: Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Pennsylvania   |   May 2, 2013
• Was Gov. Corbett correct when he said Pennsylvania employers "can't find anybody that . . . has passed a drug test"?

• Abortion Heightens Medicaid Standoff in Arizona
• Source: Arizona Republic   |   Arizona   |   May 2, 2013
• Democrats are growing frustrated over Gov. Jan Brewer’s struggle to get her Medicaid-expansion proposal into the Legislature and say efforts to appease reluctant Republican lawmakers with anti-abortion legislation threaten their support.

• Did Connecticut Gov. Malloy Violate Ethics Laws Attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner?
• Source: Connecticut Post   |   Connecticut   |   May 2, 2013
• Senate Minority Leader John McKinney charged that the governor's trip was an illegal lobbying effort and that Dannel Malloy violated state ethics regulations.
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• Florida Pension Reform Bill Fails
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   May 1, 2013
• A pension reform bill that would have moved new state workers and teachers into a 401K plan and blocked them from enrolling in the state pension system, failed in the Florida senate. Several Republicans joined the Democratic minority to defeat the measure 22-18.
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